The Strange Life Of Felix Grant

Chapter 45: Training

We walk past all the people hustling about trying to get all of the equipment out. And we're almost to the archway when Jocelyn steps out in front of me.

"Felix hey, can I talk to you for a second?" She asks quickly.

"What do you want?" I ask trying hard to not just read her mind.

"I wanted you to have this, I know you're with well I'm not really sure about that, but if you're ever not dating anyone, just give me a call." She says and hands me a slip of paper. "When we were in school I always wanted to get to know you better, but Josh wouldn't have it, he said it would make things awkward between you and him." I feel a mental prod from the girls and they see what's going on. They laugh into my skull making it hard to concentrate.

"Jocelyn, I won't ever not be with them. They are my other half, I can't turn away from them." I say and walk past her.

"You don't have to be mean about it." She says turning on me.

"I'm not being mean, I being honest. I'm not going to put you down lightly so that you'll sit by your phone for hours at a time waiting for a call that's never going to come. I've got to get to work, have a great day Joss." I say and she goes red at the nickname her parents use.

Bastion, Felix and I make our way to the sanctuary. As we reach the bottom step Sierra, and Silica hug me tightly. Bastion, and Felix make their way over to Tessa, and Serah, and begin talking to them in hushed tones. I smile, and I feel a mental prod from the girls. I don't let them see the conversation, but I tell them what happened.

Tessa, and Serah listen intently, and I have to have Silica restrain me from listening in. They smile, and reply, while Bastion, and Felix nod carefully. Tessa smiles brightly, and nods, while Serah whispers in her, and they look at me. I look away quickly, but I know they saw me looking. They depart from Bastion and Felix, and make their way over to me.

"I just told them to be honest." I say as they get close enough.

"We're aware, we asked them to give us some time, and that we could promise nothing. Thank you for telling them to be honest." Serah says, and then looks around as we all mill about.

I look past Tessa, and Serah to call everyone over. I notice that my parents, Damian, and Zaffron are not in here which for some reason seems right to me.

"Guys the first order of business is finding proper weapons for these three." I say waving at Silica, Tessa, and Serah.

"I fight with my fists, and what weapons I scavenge, I don't carry weapons on me. Well I do have one, but I only use it in large battles. " Silica says looking at me.

"We can learn to be like that, if you'll give us a hand Silica." Tessa says shrugging. "The difference will be that we don't have any abilities."

"That, may or may not be entirely true, if you spend enough time around the guardians, you could develop abilities of your own, but that is a slim chance, and I wouldn't bank on it." Zeke says looking at them.

"Ok, well nevermind Silica while we all practice with our weapons can you begin to teach them?" I ask looking at her. She runs her nose across my jaw and walks past me leading an excited Tessa, and Serah off to one side of the room. "Alright eleven robots needed. I wonder if one of them will have a bow-tie?" I ask and everyone but Felix, Bastion, and Zeke crack up.

"What is funny?" Zeke asks looking confused.

"Bow-ties are cool." I say walking towards the drawer with the robots in them.

I pull out eleven of them and set them up. I call Zeke, Bastion, and Felix over to ask them how they want theirs set up, it's not until I see Zeke here that I realize he has a medallion. It doesn't shock me but it does surprise me.